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The most popular 5-letter answers

Here are the most popular 5-letter answers sorted by count of occurrences across all puzzles including pre-Shortz, Modern Era, and Variety.

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RankCountAnswer words
1.886ERASE
2.826ARENA
3.718IRENE
4.708ENTER
5.671EERIE
6.614ALONE
7.590ELATE
8.581ORATE
9.580OPERA
10.566ERATO
11.563IRATE
12.551ADORE
13.548ELITE
14.546INANE
15.536ASSET
16.525ATONE
17.516ALIEN
18.514SENSE
19.507ALERT
20.495ERODE
21.494ESSEN
22.463AROSE
23.458ALAMO
24.457REESE
25.450ESTES
26.447AERIE
27.443ATLAS
28.439ERROR
29.438EMOTE
30.432AROMA
31.429INERT
32.428OTTER
33.426SNEER
34.417ESTER
35.413IDEAL
36.397ERNIE
37.396ARISE
38.394AORTA TENET
40.393AMASS
41.391ANITA
42.384OCEAN
43.380TIARA
44.379STEER
45.378ATSEA
46.376ALOHA
47.373AGENT
48.370AGORA ELOPE
50.369ASTER
51.367ONSET
52.366TERSE
53.365ERECT OBESE
55.363TEASE
56.360SCENE
57.358OSCAR
58.357ARETE EASEL
60.356AREAS ARIEL
62.354AGREE
63.351EROSE
64.348EVENT
65.347EGRET
66.346ASIDE
67.343ECLAT ELENA
69.341NESTS
70.339ECOLE ESSES ONION
73.336TENSE
74.334AISLE
75.332AMATI ASIAN
77.330SALAD
78.329ANISE
79.328ALIAS ORION SNARE
82.327AARON ADELE ELIOT LEASE OMAHA
87.325RINSE
88.322STERN TENOR
90.321ESSAY
91.320RAISE TASTE
93.318STONE
94.316ERRED
95.315SENOR
96.313APART ATTAR
98.312ELLEN ENATE
100.311ARIES ENERO
102.310ISERE
103.309STENO
104.308GEESE
105.306SANTA
106.305ALINE
107.302ELDER EVADE TREAT TRESS
111.301ANDES
112.300RESET
113.299ASHES
114.298CANOE ENSUE
116.296AGILE ALTAR EDSEL
119.295AMORE
120.293EDENS OLIVE OMEGA
123.292AGATE ERICA RADAR
126.291ABATE ATRIA
128.290EATEN INSET NIECE OTHER SEINE STERE
134.286ADIEU ALICE
136.284ADAGE
137.283SALEM UNITE
139.282ANODE EMILE TSARS
142.280AGAIN ANENT ELECT ENACT INNER SEDAN
148.279ASHEN EAGLE IRANI
151.277ORDER STARE
153.276ALIBI
154.275RIATA
155.274ACTOR
156.273TRADE
157.272DETER ENDED
159.271ARSON EAGER OPINE SANER STORE
164.270NEEDS
165.269SLEET STATE
167.267ALTER
168.266ELIDE IMAGE
170.265SEDER
171.264ETHER STEAL
173.263ALARM ASPEN AWARE
176.262ATOLL HANOI ILIAD OSAGE RESTS SIREN
182.261START
183.260IONIA PARIS
185.259ASTRO TEENS TREES
188.258LEAST
189.257ARLES
190.256ETHAN STEAM TITLE
193.255AESOP ENTRE STALE STEED
197.253STRAP
198.252ATTIC INLET OHARA
201.251ASCOT INURE SLATE
204.250ORONO SNORE
206.248AMINO DRESS
208.246EASES NEARS NOOSE RENEE
212.244ELAND ISAAC SASSY STEEL
216.243ACRES AVERT RENEW
219.242SOLAR
220.241ABASE DANTE SAMOA
223.239IDAHO IDEAS IDEST IRISH MELEE
228.238CRETE ETHEL PASTA
231.237AMEND ANEAR ANTES DENSE ESTEE ISLAM OCTET RARER TAHOE UTTER
241.236OILER TESLA
243.235ANNIE AVAIL RODEO
246.234IRONS TRITE
248.233AMISS NATAL STOLE
251.232ARRAS ASTOR SEERS
254.231AVAST STAIR
256.229ALIVE ISSUE ONAIR RADIO RANGE ROAST
262.228ENOLA ETUDE SONAR
265.227EIDER MAINE
267.226OREAD SARAH SMEAR
270.225ELUDE TRENT
272.224ADAMS LLAMA
274.223ALLEN CEASE SATAN
277.222ATARI ELEMI IDIOT OSIER PANEL SPREE
283.221ENEMY EPEES ONTAP SPEAR TETRA
288.220AROAR ASSAM LEAVE NEPAL NOISE ODETS PIANO ULTRA
296.219ALOES AMUSE EDITS ELSIE LOIRE ROMEO SLEDS
303.218ALEUT ARENT ASONE ASTIR EMEND EMERY ERIES LEONE
311.217ACORN LASSO OCALA OMANI
315.216EMCEE
316.215TESTS TOTAL
318.214INTER SMART
320.213ADORN INDIA LILAC PRESS RELIC SCRAP UBOAT
327.212ISLET LINEN OVERT SETTO
331.211ACUTE AFIRE ANTIC EARED ERROL PASSE SPEED
338.210APRIL ASSES ESTOP RECAP SCENT TALON
344.209REMIT
345.208ALLOT LENIN NAOMI
348.207APACE ATILT DIANA NORSE
352.206ADOBE CEDAR EASED HASTE ITEMS NEEDY OVINE RANEE RESIN SKATE SPENT
363.205ELIAS ORGAN
365.204ARDOR TAROT
367.203ADIOS ERNES NOONE ODORS STAGE TERRA
373.202AHEAD EXERT HESSE ONEAL
377.201ELMER EMAIL ETHOS UTILE
381.200ABOUT ADAPT BERET CAIRO CARAT DELTA ENURE NEVER OASIS STYLE YEAST
392.199ATHOS RETRO
394.198ADEPT STAND STOIC
397.197EATER NAIVE OHARE ORALE SNEAD
402.196ENNUI ENROL MAORI ORALS TEPEE USERS
408.195LEVEE PETER
410.194KOREA SEVEN STEEP
413.193ABIDE AFTER ARMOR ARTIE LANAI MATTE
419.192ANGER DEERE LOOSE
422.191ALLAH INEPT ISLES LATER REEVE
427.190AMAIN CRANE DRAMA MERIT TITAN UPSET USHER
434.189ACRID AMEER ELLIS OLEAN
438.188ALONG ITALY MOORE RADII RATIO ROSES
444.187EMEER ESSEX LANCE ONICE REELS TOTEM
450.186EDGES PEACE TOAST
453.185ABODE LASER ORIEL ROMAN SALON SLANT SNORT SPARE
461.184ABETS EDGAR ROOST SATYR
465.183ARIAS CORAL IOTAS LAURA OVATE PERIL SODAS STELE
473.182AGNES LEMON SATIN THERE
477.181ARDEN ATALL EXILE OASES
481.180ARROW CERES EELER LIANA NACRE SITAR
487.179ADANO EPSOM MADAM POSSE SINAI
492.178ABNER MIAMI NASAL OLLIE PASTE SNAIL STARS STEIN STRIP TOSCA
502.177ANGLE MESAS OMENS OUNCE STINT THREE TRACE TREND
510.176ACHES ACTED EARTH EDILE LADLE SALES SCALE TORSO
518.175CADET CAMEL ETAPE RENTS
522.174ARNIE ETNAS LISLE RACER READE SEATO SIENA TACIT TATAR
531.173HELEN IRONY ITALO LINER SLEEP SNEAK
537.172ADMIT AGAPE AIRED ARMED DEGAS LEARN METER NEHRU OSAKA RABAT UNION
548.171ARABS HORSE ROUTE SCARE STARR TIGER
554.170ADLIB APRON NURSE PSALM SMELT USAGE
560.169LEHAR TRYST UNTIE
563.168AMANA DEEDS GENRE METAL NADIR OCHRE ODEON REATA YESES
572.167ABOVE AMOUR ASCAP AVOID EARNS EWERS LARGE REACT
580.166ANGEL ARUBA EVITA LATIN MARIA NEONS REEDS SETON STEVE TORAH
590.165ADULT LANES SATED SPADE
594.164AIDES ALIST BALSA CLARA DATED HEART IONIC MARIE NERVE SECTS STRAW TREAD
606.163APPLE AWAIT NOTES RATED RIFLE ROTOR SADAT SCRAM SEETO STASH
616.162ANKLE ASKED CARET ENTRY ERNST IBSEN MALTA OZONE REGAL
625.161ALATE ALOOF HAREM LOESS MANET NOLAN OBOES PIETA SMASH STEAD SWEDE TABOO USUAL
638.160ASNER EPODE ETHIC EVERT HAITI HOTEL OATEN POLAR RURAL SPASM
648.159ATEAM CASTE ELTON HELLO LOCAL RIANT SIEGE SMILE SPACE TESTY TONTO UNCLE
660.158ADDER ALOUD ICIER OARED SEPIA STEPS STILE YEMEN
668.157ABELE ADLAI AMBER LIEGE ORBIT SCORE SERGE SPATE TALES
677.156AIMEE APSES INONE LENTO LONER OGRES REARS RISEN SNIDE SUEDE TRIAL
688.155AMIGO BESET CAROL CLEAR LAPSE MEETS OUTER SCONE SEPAL
697.154ADDLE ATBAT DRONE LEEDS MASSE OUTRE PLANE SAHIB SAONE SEEDS SEEDY SERIF SHRED SILAS STIES UNDER
713.153ALTOS CRATE LIMIT MANSE MARNE PREEN RHONE RISER UNTIL
722.152ACERB ADELA ANILE ATALE EAVES LEERS NORMA PANDA RAREE REFER SLOPE TAMPA
734.151BLESS HONOR INTRO LOSER RATES RAVEN SELMA STAID STOAT THESE
744.150ANDRE ANTON EBONY GENIE GENOA IGLOO MESSY SABER
752.149ABASH ASPIC EARLY REPEL SLEPT STAIN TONAL TRAIN
760.148AMISH CANAL COLOR EBERT EDICT PESOS
766.147MONET PARSE SPRAT STEMS TORTE
771.146ETONS HOMER LEGAL OLDER PADRE ROBOT SEATS THANE TRAIT
780.145ARLEN DANES DENIM ENDOR MARAT RELET RIDER SAINT
788.144ETATS FALSE IDOLS MANIA NIOBE NOMAD PUREE RAPID RHINE RIOTS SCALA SCANT SHORE SIEVE
802.143ASSAY BASTE CREDO HOSEA NINES OFTEN ORSON RITES SORTS SPORT STIRS STROP
814.142AVILA IDIOM INUSE MILNE MOOSE MORAL OMITS PENAL ROSIE SATES SENDS SINCE SISAL SLAVE SPLIT STREW TIRED
831.141ELISE ENDOW HERON MEANT SPAIN TEETH TONIC TRASH
839.140AMENS AMONG CAMEO EXTRA LOREN LORNA MEDEA OPENS TAINT TENTS TOLET
850.139ARECA ORLON SLANG SONIC TENON TERRE YEATS
857.138ACHED ADHOC ARGUE LATHE URIAH
862.137ALIKE CREST HARTE INLAW NOSES REALM SIRES STAMP YEARS
871.136ALGAE ALLIN AMAZE ATOMS CARTE HORDE LABOR MEADE PEARL PEERS PERSE RELAY SOLID SPEND URALS
886.135ALOFT CACTI CHINA DIANE EDDIE ELIHU ERGOT OLSEN ONTOP PAREE PHASE RISES STALL STORM
900.134ADLER AETNA ARBOR DATES EARLS GREEN ONEND ORRIS PASHA REINS SEVER STAYS YEARN
913.133AMPLE ARGOT AURAL AVIAN EDGED ELBOW IMPEL OLDIE SHARE SNIPE STEEN SWEET TAMER TONES
927.132DREAM EDUCE HENNA KOALA LOTTO MANOR MASON MORSE NAILS OVENS SALTS SNERD
939.131ALENE ALPHA ARRAY ASWAN BASSO EDEMA ENLAI GESTE MOSES OATER PANIC PECAN PEDAL PETAL PILOT SERIN SLATS SMOTE SOLES TEHEE
959.130AWARD AZTEC IDLER NOTED NOTRE OATES PEALE RACES REHAB SERUM SETAE TANGO TINGE TROOP
973.129ABEAM AKRON CADRE CAINE CHASE CLASS DANCE DEALT DITTO GLARE MELON OILED PRATE RENTE REVUE RIPEN SABLE STOOD TABLE TRAIL
993.128ADOPT ALDER CAROM CLOSE COMET EVOKE LITER NEATO
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